 | East Hartford Rotary Club High Gear Volume 79 | Issue 18 / November 22, 2023 |
The Thanksgiving spirit was felt all around as District Governor Christine Burns joined the club for our thanksgiving eve meeting and the club prepared to distribute thanksgiving baskets for 30 families in East Hartford. At noon the meeting began with the pledge, four-way test, invocation from Guy, and then the introduction of this weeks guest, DG Christine Burns as the group broke for lunch. At 12:20pm the meeting began with caring moments of members Dan Larson, Ruth Sheehan, and Maura Callahan. Bob shared that George and Robert represented the East Hartford Rotary as they presented a donation to the local food banks. Bob opened the floor for announcements about the upcoming holiday party and bringing of the bells at Cabela's was shared(See details below).
Bob reintroduced Christine Burns who began her presentation with the theme this year: "Create Hope in The World". Christine shared her journey to District Governor beginning with her membership in 2004. Christine's visit and was a reminder of President Gordan’s hope to break the stigma of mental health, she spoke of how the rotary is evolving from club to club, but emphasized that the mission is still the same. She ended by sharing about Rotary Fellowship and how she herself has joined a bee keeping fellowship. This visit was a great reminder of how our club and the rotary is a creating hope in the world. Thank you for gracing us with your presence District Governor Christine Burns.
Events and notices
- December 20th- At Wethersfield country club (Rockville/, Vernon has been invited)
Notices
- Ringing the bells at Cabela's: We need people there to volunteer - Saturdays (Thanksgiving and Christmas).
Meeting adjourned at 1:00pm